Unique tool for rapid visualization in high dimensions
February 27, 2017

Unique tool for rapid visualization in high dimensions

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Desktop

Overall Satisfaction with Spotfire

I'm the sole user of Spotfire at the desktop for general data visualization and exploration. The vast majority of business problems I investigate are related to finance and banking.
  • Rapid visualization of data: Very little setup from data to visualization (even compared with Excel).
  • Extremely flexible visualization capabilities: Drag and drop features alone easily provide for visualization beyond 3-dimensions. Together with custom functions, Spotfire offers rapid high dimensional visualization capabilities.
  • Steep learning curve for the extremely rich drag-and-drop features that are not always obvious.
  • Steep learning curve for custom function capabilities that are not intuitive at all. TIBCO trainings are almost a must in order to take full advantage of these capabilities.
Tableau doesn't offer anything comparable to the visualization capabilities at high dimensions (>3).
Rapid data visualization--especially at high dimensions--it's a unique strength of Spotfire. Anything well-defined and computationally involved can probably be better handled elsewhere.

Spotfire Feature Ratings

Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
5
Drill-down analysis
9
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
7
Report sharing and collaboration
Not Rated
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
10
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Multi-User Support (named login)
Not Rated
Role-Based Security Model
Not Rated
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

Spotfire Training

Training was very comprehensive; however, it was also quite lengthy and time-consuming.